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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1924
Page
6
Montana farmers enter 1924 with a booming agricultural year. Official reports project total Montana crop and livestock value around 208 million dollars, with market prices rising and potential to reach a quarter of a billion by year end. Experts forecast Montana leading wheat and oats output and a strong seed crop showing widespread demand for Montana seed wheat and other varieties.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura products for baby skin relief. It claims hot baths with Cuticura Soap followed by Cuticura Ointment and a finishing dusting of Cuticura Fatcum provide noticeable comfort and purity for rashes and irritation.
Bozeman experts from the State Agricultural College detail Montana tillage experiments funded by state and federal governments. The articles describe results from ongoing soil and farming trials aimed at improving methods, urging readers to preserve these reports for future reference.
Montana State College reports pure bred dairy sires as a key factor in maximizing herd output. Scrub bulls waste money while pure breds elevate production from 150 to 200 pounds of butterfat, potentially adding nearly two million dollars yearly in value. Combining breeding with proper feeding doubles scrub cow production.
Montana reports a record corn crop of 11,500,000 bushels this year, up from 9,000,000. Wheat remains a strong value crop with 52,000,000 bushels produced last year and prices around 1.25 per bushel. The state also harvests a historic oats crop of 22,000,900 bushels, with plow lands valued at 30 per acre.
A national summary credits county agricultural agents as key factors in farming progress. The number of counties employing agents rose from 2,043 in 1921 to 2,124 in 1922, with agents averaging 125 demonstrations yearly. About 2,500,000 American farmers altered crop or livestock practices due to extension work.
Montana farm reports for 1924 show higher crop values overall with flax output nearly doubling the prior year and milk dairy products rising over 25 percent. Barley and rye yields are close to 1923 figures but values exceed last year, while sugar beet contracts anticipate 2.5 million dollars. Livestock and wool output rise, beef, hogs, and dairy gains contribute to a broad income increase despite a smaller lapse in some crops.
The article explains avian tuberculosis in Montana flocks, its similarity to human forms, and how infected hens show weakness, weight loss, pale combs, and ragged appearance. Diagnosis often relies on liver examination revealing enlarged, nodular spots, with the disease primarily affecting the digestive system.
The Great Northern railroad reports early orders for Montana stock to Chicago with twelve cars shipped from near Great Falls and Armington. Northern Montana buyers move in as stock ranges become active, while large sheep shipments begin with 8,100 head from Chinook to Chicago. cattle also move east via Milwaukee.
Nine culling and caporiz ing demonstrations were conducted in Phillips county during July. Two demonstrations were part of the Farm Bureau picnic in Malta on July 12.
H F DePue Richland county agent says diversification spreads risk and cites growth across crops and livestock from 1923 to five years later. Corn, flax, sweet clover, beans, sugar beets, alfalfa, and dairying expand while total farm value rises from about 1.0 to 2.7 million dollars, signaling more diversification ahead.
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